Improvement in an illuminating and signal shell



, for the insertion ot" fuse.

UNITED TATns GAETANO AMICI, OF COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, ASSIGNOR TO TI-IORVALD/ PATENT ifi-ien5 F. HAMMER, OF BOSTON, MASSACHIISETTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. QLEIFS, datei Januam- 5, N14.

.To aZZ whom t may concern.-

Beit known that I, GAETANO AMICI, of Col penhagen, in the Kingdom of Denmark, have invented a new and useful apparatus called an Illuminating and Signal Shell, to be red out of ordnance; and I do hereby declare that tbe following is a l'ull and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to the let-ters of reference marked thereon.

The drawing represents a vertical section of the shell.

a a is a cast-iron shell provided with a separate powder-chamber, b b.

c is a fuse-hole l'or t'use, leading from inside of shell to said chamber l.

dis a perforated shield; e e, two quickmatches passing up the shell to fuse-hole n. The space af, between fuse c and shield d, is charged with powder.

j' f is an illuminating' or signalizing pot, charged with luminous matter. Attachedl to top ot' potfisa chain, h, connecting the same with spreader and shield i. A number ot' lines, k k 1.', hold a cloth, l, made ot' any suitable material, to the spreader or shield t. The wooden cap in. is provided with a insehole, u, Ring o o, outside ot' fnites,'by means ot' fuse in fuse-hole a of cap i1,,m the two matches e e, which communicate fthe re and ignite the powder in powder-chainber ,w and the time-fuse c.

. *Byggthegexplosion of powder in chamber :I: the d, pot f, with luminous matter in "blaze, chain h, spreader i, lines kk, clot-h l, and

cap are forced out of the shell. The shell continues its flight and explodes by means of time-fuse c and powder in chamber b at its iny through its course, the burning luminous matter within potf diil'using a powerful and brilliant light until all the matter is burnt out.

The object of this invention is to create at night at a high altitude alight of several fminutes duration, and of such a magnitude as to illuminate a large space below l'or the purpose of reconnoitering on land or water, or serving as a signal-light, in which case pot f may be charged wit l1 luminous matter, th rowing otf colored light.

lv do not claim aparachute with illuminating-pot attached, as this has been applied bcforeV in skyrockets for pyrotechnical purposes; but

That I claim asmy invention isl. The combination ot' a parachute and its attached illuminating-pot with a shell of suitable form and material to be tired from a gun or mortar. y

2. The shield and spreader. i, for the purpose ot' preventing the lines l.' k from becoming entangled with the chain l1 and potf, and for facilitating thespreadng of the parachute, the whole constructed substantially as herein set forth, and for the purpose described.

Copenhagen, November 7, 1R63.

GAETANO AMICI.

\Vit.nesses:

T. S. PETnRsEN, WILLIAM HAMMER, 

